- 3228
A Rare American Silver Caster, William Burt, Boston, circa 1750
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- marked on neck W.BURT in rectangle
- Silver
- height 5 3/8 in.
- 13.5cm
baluster form with pronounced molded borders, the domed cover pierced and engraved with panels of trells divided by running leaves, baluster finial, the base with contemporary initials T/AM
Provenance
Sold, Sotheby's, New York, 28-30 June 1984, lot 79
Condition
nice weight, engraving removed from neck?, small ding to top of cover, good condition
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Owing to his brief career, pieces attributed to William Burt are the rarest of the this family of Boston silversmiths. William and his brothers Benjamin and Samuel were likely trained by their father John, who is thought to have been apprentice to John Coney. William died in 1752 at the age of twenty-six.